jlw123

Oregon City, OR

I definitely got my craft genes from my maternal grandmother. I remember sitting by her crocheting with string before my 5th birthday. She started teaching me to crochet, embroider, hook rugs with a punch needle, fabric paint, color black and white pictures, bead, sew, recover furniture, and to bake from scratch before I started school. When I was 9, my aunt taught me to knit, put up food, and to make candy. As an adult I took up decorative ... Read Full Bio »

I definitely got my craft genes from my maternal grandmother. I remember sitting by her crocheting with string before my 5th birthday. She started teaching me to crochet, embroider, hook rugs with a punch needle, fabric paint, color black and white pictures, bead, sew, recover furniture, and to bake from scratch before I started school. When I was 9, my aunt taught me to knit, put up food, and to make candy. As an adult I took up decorative painting and porcelain. I had an art studio and taught classes for 10 years. Now, I am retired from judicial (courts) and taking time to do and make things for me too. I really enjoy taking classes to perfect my skills and to learn an easier and maybe correct way to do things. I love it when I'm watching a Craftsy video and say, "That's how they do that!"